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EN 1.4029 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG8M Steel

Both EN 1.4029 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG8M steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4029 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG8M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 400
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 930
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 740
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1410
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 33
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 34
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 82.8 to 87.6
58.8 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.040